Corporate Security Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.</p></div><p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p>The Corporate Security Manager is responsible for architecting, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide physical security programs across aerospace manufacturing, R&amp;D, test, and corporate facilities. This role places strong emphasis on facility protection, ingress and egress controls, and intellectual property (IP) safeguarding within export-controlled and program-restricted environments.</p> <p>The position ensures the safety and security of employees, visitors, flight hardware, prototypes, tooling, and controlled programs by integrating physical security operations with EH&amp;S, Legal, Compliance, IT Security, Facilities, and Program Leadership. The Corporate Security Manager must balance life safety, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, and high-value IP protection within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Enterprise Physical Security Management</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive physical security programs across manufacturing, R&amp;D, integration, test, and corporate facilities.</li> <li>Conduct recurring risk assessments, threat analyses, and vulnerability audits, with focus on restricted manufacturing areas, program-controlled spaces, and IP-dense environments.</li> <li>Oversee security infrastructure including CCTV, electronic access control systems, intrusion detection, alarms, perimeter security, lighting, and monitoring platforms.</li> <li>Establish and enforce enterprise security standards, policies, and procedures aligned with aerospace regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Ingress and Egress Control Governance</strong></p> <ul> <li>Architect and manage secure ingress and egress processes controlling movement of employees, contractors, visitors, customers, and vendors.</li> <li>Administer enterprise access control programs including badging, biometrics, key control, escorting procedures, and visitor management systems.</li> <li>Define zoning strategies, tiered access levels, and program-specific restrictions for sensitive manufacturing, R&amp;D, and test environments.</li&